Bev's List

[Bev]

Hayes wrote: "... but I didn't really care about Gatsby and Daisy and Tom and the Wilsons the way I imagine I was supposed to.

Are we supposed to? Or are we supposed to be waiting for their comeuppance? And che..."

Well, the scenes at the end make me think we're supposed to care to some extent--but by that point I didn't much. And I'd have to think pretty hard to decide if I like FTF better than Hemingway. But, then again, I really don't like Hemingway.....

[Bev]

Another one bites the dust! DeKok and Murder on the Menu

[Bev]

Finished Compartment K, another vintage mystery.

[Bev]

Bev knocks out another dusty classic! O. Henry's The Four Million

[Bev]

Another one! Surprised by Joy (latest one on the list).

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You're just buzzing along. Sense and Sensibility should take you a few days. :)

[Bev]

Jeannette wrote: "You're just buzzing along. Sense and Sensibility should take you a few days. :)"

Maybe....depends on if anyone decides to join me....I'd be happy to slow down for some discussions. :-)

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I posted on the thread. I just did a re-read in March, so I'll be happy to discuss it with you. I'll even bring the book down and refresh my memory if need be. I love reading Austen, and in my latest re-reads I've tried looking a bit deeper, to understand each work a bit better.

p.s. I am currently reading Gone with the Wind, so I don't have the luxury of reading Sense again.

[Bev]

Wouldn't mind going back and rereading GWTW....but too many books on the docket (signed up for too many challenges.....on top of my own). But it does give me plenty of incentive to keep chipping away at my mountain range.

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Buddy-reads are keeping me busy. I haven't read from my own books in a while. That's why I stuck with Pike's Peak.

[Bev]

Another one down: Mysterious Incidents at Lone Rock.

[Bev]

Sense & Sensibility is done!

[Bev]

Another step up the mountain: Crime on Her Mind.

[Bev]

Here's another: Death's Pale Horse by James Sherburne.

[Julia]

I read Gatsby early this year for a read-a-long and I had a hard time with it. I love Fitzgerald's descriptions of the outlandish parties, but I couldn't sympathize with any of characters, aside from maybe Nick and Jordan for different reason. Hated Tom & Daisy about equally. I'm glad I read it in a way, but I'm not sure I would have tried it without the read-a-long.

[Bev]

Julia wrote: "I read Gatsby early this year for a read-a-long and I had a hard time with it. I love Fitzgerald's descriptions of the outlandish parties, but I couldn't sympathize with any of characters, aside fr..."

I probably wouldn't have gotten around to Gatsby if I hadn't put it down for several challenges (including this one). Like you, I'm glad to be able to say that I read it....I doubt that I'll ever re-read it. Or read another Fitzgerald for that matter.

[Bev]

Another down: The Fleet Street Murders.

[Bev]

One more step: The Edgar Winners by Bill Pronzini, ed.

[Bev]

The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin. Done!

[Jemidar]

Wow, you're ripping through them :-).

[Bev]

Jemidar wrote: "Wow, you're ripping through them :-)."

I'm trying. There are way too many books sitting on the 2012 TBR mountain (which is actually bigger than my Everest list...I have other challenges going on too). Getting ready to start A Stranger in My Grave by
Margaret Millar.

[Jemidar]

I could do Everest five times over but aimed a lot lower than you with Mt Vancouver. I've been getting distracted with group reads, new books and re-reads lately so my progress has slowed quite a bit.

I think it's great you've been able to keep surging ahead, and have my finger's crossed I can manage that sort of energy myself next year!

[Bev]

A Stranger in My Grave by Margaret Millar Done!

[Bev]

Another one bites the dust: The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes

[Bev]

See me waving?! I'm standing on top of Mount Everest (I've actually been here for a couple of books and just didn't get a post done). To see the wrap-up for my trek up the mountain, please go to my Blog Wrap-up Post.

[Jemidar]

Congrats :-).

[Bev]

Jemidar wrote: "Congrats :-)."

Thanks, Jemidar! I was beginning to think I was going to run out of steam at the end...or, rather, that I was going to get too distracted by the side-trails leading to new books at the library.

[Jemidar]

Yes, shiny new books are quite a distraction!

[Bev]

I've got three sitting here beside me right now...that I couldn't resist even though I have four more books that MUST be read if I'm going to complete all of my reading challenges for 2012. Shiny, new book that I just found...or challenge book? Decisions, decisions!